At least 40 people are reported dead in Syria -- including women and children -- after a poison gas attack on a rebel-held town near the capital on April 8, 2018, as the State Department said the reports, if confirmed, would demand "an immediate response."

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Smoke rising after Syrian government airstrikes hit in the town of Douma, in eastern Ghouta region east of Damascus, Syria, April. 7

A medical worker giving toddlers oxygen through respirators following a poison gas attack in the opposition-held town of Douma.

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At least 40 people are reported dead in Syria -- including women and children -- after a poison gas attack on a rebel-held town near the capital on April 8, 2018, as the State Department said the reports, if confirmed, would demand "an immediate response."